La Liga Betting Predictions Week 11
Malaga Vs Sporting Gijon
In the last five meetings between Málaga and Sporting in La Liga, the home side have always won the game: three for Málaga and two for Sporting.
Sporting have never won away from home against Málaga in La Liga, with four defeats and one draw from their five trips there.
Indeed, on those five trips, Sporting have only scored once, in their only draw (1-1 in May 2010). Málaga have won three in a row at home in La Liga, while they have not gone four or more in a row since 2012 (when they went five with Manuel Pellegrini in charge). Sporting are winless in their last 12 away games in La Liga (D6 L6); their worst run since March 2010 and January 2011, when they went 17 games without a win away from home (D7 L10).
Form Guide:
Malaga: W2 D1 L2 | Sporting: W1 D2 L2
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Malaga & Over 2.5 @ 2.90
Granada Vs Deportivo La Coruna
Granada have not lost against Deportivo in La Liga since 1972 (2-0 at Riazor). Since then, they have gone eight games unbeaten against the Galician side (W4 D4). Deportivo have defeated the Nazarí side just once in their twelve trips to Granada in the top-flight (D4 L7), 1-2 in 1942.
Granada are one of the four sides yet to win a game in the Top 5 European Leagues this season, alongside Sunderland, Inglostadt and Hamburg. Deportivo have won just one of their last 20 league games in Andalusia – 2-1 against Betis in September 2015 (D14 L5).
Form Guide:
Granada: D1 L4 | Deportivo: W1 D1 L3
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Deportivo straight win @ 2.80
Real Sociedad Vs Atletico Madrid
Real Sociedad have lost their last three league games against Atlético de Madrid, while they have not gone four or more in a row since 1987, when they lost seven games against them in a row (between April 1984 and March 1987). At Anoeta, Real have lost five of their last six league games against Atlético, winning just once back in 2014 (2-1).
However, Real have won their last three league games at home and have not won four or more in a row since January 2014, when they went on a run of six. Diego Pablo Simeone has won four times at Anoeta in La Liga; his joint-most at a single away venue (along with Balaídos). Simeone’s side have not lost two away games in a row in La Liga since February 2014 (against Almería and Osasuna).
Form Guide:
Sociedad: W3 L2 | Atletico: W4 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Atletico Madrid straight win @ 1.70
Osasuna Vs Deportivo Alaves
Osasuna have just lost one of their last six games against Alavés in La Liga (D1 L1), 0-1 in 2002. In their four trips to Pamplona in La Liga, Alavés have scored in all four games. Osasuna have won seven points in their opening ten games in La Liga this season, the same haul they had at this point in 2013-14 when they were relegated. Osasuna have not won any of their opening five league games at home in La Liga (D2 L3) for the first time since 2008/2009 (D3 L2)
In their last 14 away games in La Liga, Alavés have won just once (D5 L8) – this season against Barcelona (2-1).
Osasuna: D2 L2 | Alaves: W1 D1 L3
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Bet both teams to score @ 1.95
Las Palmas Vs Eibar
Las Palmas and Eibar have won one game apiece in their two La Liga meetings, with the away side winning all those games. At home, Las Palmas have gone nine games unbeaten in La Liga (W4 D5); their last defeat came against Real Madrid back in March (1-2).
Las Palmas have gone six league games without a win, their worst run since returning to La Liga in 2015/16 (D4 L2). Eibar have won just one of their last 15 league games away from home (D4 L10), 1-2 against Granada this season.
Form Guide:
Palmas: D4 L1 | Eibar: W2 D2 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Las Palmas to win & Over 2.5 @ 2.85
Real Madrid Vs Leganes
This will be the first game between Real Madrid and Leganés in La Liga history. Their last meeting in Copa was in 2004 and Real Madrid won 2-1. Real Madrid have gone 22 league games in a row without a defeat (W19 D3) and they are two away from equalling their best run in the 21st Century – 24 with Mourinho in charge.
Zidane’s side have gone 10 games unbeaten at home (W8 D2), but they have kept just three clean sheets in that period; conceding at least once in each of their last six. Real Madrid are the only La Liga side yet to have lost a game this season and, alongside Tottenham, Bayern, Leipzig, Hoffenfeim and Nice, are one of the six sides yet to have lost in the Top 5 European Leagues in 2016/17.
Form Guide:
Realmadrid: W4 D1 | Leganes: W1 L4
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Real Madrid & Over 3.5 @ 1.48
Celta De Vigo Vs CF Valencia
Celta have won just one of their last five League games against Valencia (D2 L2) – the last one at Mestalla (0-2). Celta have won four of their last six league games (D1 L1), while their only defeat in that run came against another side from the Valencian Community: Villarreal (5-0).
Berizzo’s side have gone three wins in a row at home in La Liga, while they have not gone four or more since 2005-2006 (a run of five). In their last 38 league games, with five different managers, Valencia have only been able to kept one clean sheet (4-0 in April against Eibar under Pako Ayestarán).
Form Guide:
Celta: W1 D2 L2 | Valencia: W2 D1 L2
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back both teams to score @ 1.55
Espanyol Vs Athletic Bilbao
Espanyol have just lost two of their last 11 league games against Athletic Club (W7 D2). At home, the Periquitos have gone 18 games in a row without a defeat against the Lions (W13 D5), with the last one coming in January 1998 (0-1).
At home, Espanyol have not won any of their last five games in La Liga (D3 L2), making it their worst start to a La Liga season at home since 2003/04 (D1 L4). Ernesto Valverde has won just three of his twelve games as a manager against his former side in La Liga (D3 L6).
Form Guide:
Espanyol: W1 D3 L1 | Bilbao: W2 D1 L2
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Atletico Bilbao straight win @ 2.55
Villarreal Vs Real Betis
Villarreal have not won any of their last five league games against Betis (D3 L2). However, at El Madrigal, the Yellow Submarine have lost just one of their last six games against Betis (W3 D2). At home, Villarreal have gone five games without a defeat, winning the last four in a row.
Betis have won just two of their last ten away games in the league (D2 L6), with both wins coming this season (2-3 at Mestalla and 1-2 at El Sadar).
Form Guide:
Villarreal: W2 D1 L2 | Betis: W2 L3
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Villarreal & Over 2.5 @ 2.45
Sevilla Vs Barcelona
Sevilla have won just one of their last 18 league games against Barcelona (D4 L13). The Culés lost at Sánchez Pizjuán in their last league trip, after a run of 8 unbeaten games (W5 D3). In La Liga this season, Sevilla have won five out of five games at home, following a defeat in their last home match of the 2015/16 season.
The Andalusian side have lost just one game in La Liga this season (W6 D3). They hadn’t started a La Liga season with just one defeat after the opening ten games since 2011/12. The last three games between these two sides (Copa del Rey final and Supercopa de España) ended in Barcelona wins and Sevilla failing to score in each.
Form Guide:
Sevilla: W4 D1 | Barcelona: W4 L1
La Liga Betting Predictions:
Back Barcelona & both teams to score @ 2.65
